{"id":6666,"date":"2013-03-26T15:07:50","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T15:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cloudnewsdaily.com\/?p=14412"},"modified":"2013-03-26T15:07:50","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T15:07:50","slug":"bluephoenix-moves-mainframe-cobol-batch-processing-to-the-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/bluephoenix-moves-mainframe-cobol-batch-processing-to-the-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"BluePhoenix Moves Mainframe COBOL, Batch Processing to the Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

BluePhoenix<\/a> has released their Cloud Transaction Engine and Batch In The Cloud Service. The Cloud Transaction Engine (CTE) is a module of the company\u2019s soon-to-be-released ATLAS Platform.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0CTE is a proprietary codebase that enables mainframe processes to be run from off- mainframe infrastructure. BluePhoenix\u2019s Batch In The Cloud service is the first formal offering leveraging CTE capabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cBatch In The Cloud uses off-mainframe, cloud-based processing power to reduce mainframe MIPS and total cost of ownership,\u201d explains Rick Oppedisano, BluePhoenix\u2019s Vice President of Marketing. \u201cThe huge array of virtual machines in the cloud brings greater performance and scalability than the mainframe. Jobs can be processed quicker at a lower cost. It\u2019s a great way for customers to save money immediately and explore options for an eventual mainframe transition.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Batch In The Cloud service is supported on private or public clouds, including Microsoft\u2019s Azure and Amazon\u2019s EC2. This service is designed to enable COBOL, CA GEN and Natural\/ADABAS mainframe environments.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a typical scenario, workloads continue to grow while the mainframe\u2019s processing power and batch window stays the same,\u201d says BluePhoenix\u2019s VP of Engineering, Florin Sunel. \u201cOur technology acts as a bridge between the mainframe and cloud. With Batch In The Cloud, all business logic is preserved. Customers can reduce usage cost by running jobs like reporting from the cloud platform rather than the mainframe. In that scenario, they can also add business value by using modern business intelligence tools that aren\u2019t compatible with the mainframe to gain insight from their data.\u201d
\nAdds Oppedisano, \u201cBeyond the immediate cost savings, this technology creates a competitive advantage. Exposing data in an off-mainframe location empowers the customer to become more agile. Not only can they process reports faster, but they can slice and dice their data to get a broader perspective than competitors who keep data on the mainframe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBy moving batch workloads to Windows Azure or a Microsoft Private Cloud, companies are able to take advantage of cloud economics,\u201d said Bob Ellsworth, Microsoft Worldwide Director of Platform Modernization. \u201cCombined with the advanced analytics included in SQL Server, the customer not only realizes great savings, scale and flexibility but increased business value through self-service BI.\u201d<\/p>\n

BluePhoenix is offering a free Proof of Concept for the Batch In The Cloud service. \u201cTo manage the scale and demand, we\u2019re going to start with a complimentary assessment of the customer environment to identify the most appropriate applications for this service,\u201d says Oppedisano. \u201cOnce those applications are identified, we will build the roadmap and execute the Proof of Concept on the cloud platform of the customer\u2019s choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional details on the Batch In The Cloud service and Proof of Concept can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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